01 April 2010

New York Daily News corrects lie of New York Times

With an editorial titled "Fairness for the Pope: Pontiff not at fault in Wisconsin pedophile priest case," the New York Daily News bluntly corrects the lie of the New York Times:

Again, and with certainty: This is false.
After a review of the facts of the case, the editor(s) ask:

What exactly did then-Cardinal Ratzinger do wrong? His office approved the trial and waived the statue of limitations. Those are not the makings of a coverup.

At the same time, it's fair game to debate whether his office should have considered for a moment a plea deal, even on the verge of Murphy's death. But that's a far cry from vilifying Benedict as a man who took no action in the face of Murphy's evil or many years later tried to paper it over [read more].

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